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Both Central sides picked up victories at McLean Park in Napier against the Canterbury sides.
Central Hinds vs Canterbury Magicians:
A third Super Smash half-century from Hollie Armitage and a three-wicket haul on debut for Jess Ogden helped the Hinds to their first win of the season.
Armitage showed her class and experience guiding the Hinds pursuit of
In-swing bowler Claudia Green struck early on for the Hinds as she bowled both openers Kate Anderson (5) and Jodie Dean (7) inside the first four overs.
Nat Cox built some resistance to the Magicians innings at McLean Park, but that was after they had lost two quick wickets.
Debutant Ogden struck in her first over with Izzy Sharp bowled for 12 and Maddie Penna falling in the next over to Flora Devonshire for 11.
Indian international Shikha Pandey worked well alongside Cox to score 24 runs for the fifth wicket. However, the Hinds responded, to the pressure with Newton bowling Pandey for five.
Two more wickets fell to Ogden in her final over of the day with Cox (28) and Lea Tahuhu (1) being bowled.
Some late wickets for Central had the Magicians all bowled out for 119.
A fast start from Armitage had the Hinds at 36 by the loss of the first wicket, which was Tomlinson for 12.
Only one more wicket would fall for the Hinds with Newton being bowled by Asmussen for four.
Rowe (28*) and Armitage (72*) ensured that the Hinds got through to the target of 120 in 17 overs and only two wickets down.
Central Stags vs Canterbury Kings:
Curtis Heaphy’s career-best 78 and a Blair Tickner four-wicket haul got the Central Stags home in Napier to a 15-run win over a star-studded Canterbury Kings lineup.
Possessing 10 players who have represented the Blackcaps over the years, it was a good start for the Stags who raced out to 59/1 at the end of the powerplay.
The only wicket lost was that of the inform Jack Boyle who chased a wide ball of Kyle Jamieson for two.
Just as the Stags were scoring quickly off the Kings bowlers, it was Canterbury captain Cole McConchie who brought himself on and struck the first ball with Dane Cleaver falling for 32.
A 107-run stand for the third wicket was the crucial partnership of the home side innings with Heaphy bringing up his maiden Super Smash half-century from 39 balls whilst Bruce took 32 balls for his.
Zak Foulkes did strike in his third over with Heaphy looking to up the ante but instead found the hands of Jamieson for 78. There was a further wicket for Foulkes with Josh Clarkson caught in the deep for seven in the final over.
The Stags finished on 190/4 with Bruce 50* and Will Clark on 4*.
Canterbury got off to a slow start in their run chase, taking only 29 from the powerplay. This included the loss of both openers with Tom Latham (4) falling to Brett Randell and Chad Bowes (12) to Toby Findlay.
With a need to up the scoring rate and find some runs, it was going to be up to the Kings middle order to provide. McConchie only managed to contribute 12 with Clarkson getting him to edge behind to Cleaver in the ninth over.
Matt Boyle tried to take on Blair Tickner but found the hands of his brother Jack in the deep for 26 leaving the Kings in real trouble at 71/4 in the 11th over.
The Kings batters knew they needed to get going and Mitch Hay did just that alongside Michael Rippon with the pair putting on 40 in just three overs.
Central’s bowlers took some tap as Hay raced to 35 from just 13 but was bowled by Tickner.
Rippon showed his abilities with the bat with a couple of boundaries off Findlay, however, was out to Randell in the 17th over for 38.
Tickner ended with four wickets as both Foulkes (5) and Henry Shipley (3) fell to him in his final over of the match.
Despite some late hitting by Ish Sodhi (20*), it wasn’t enough for the Kings who fell 15 runs short.
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